The Attitudes of Rural Community Health Workers Towards Older Adults in Kermanshah, Iran

Title:The Attitudes of Rural Community Health Workers Towards Older Adults in Kermanshah, Iran

Volume: 12 Issue: 2

Author(s): Somayeh Bakhtiari Harsini, Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz*, Ahmad Delbari and Robab Sahaf

Affiliation:

• Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran,Iran

Keywords: Aged, attitude, elderly, kermanshah, rural community health workers, older people scale (KOPS).

Abstract: Background: Studies have shown that the quality of elderly care is substantially influenced by the attitudes of healthcare staff. The present study aimed to assess the attitude of rural community health workers towards elderly people.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed in this study, which was conducted among all health workers of Harsin city (province of Kermanshah - Iran). The Kogan's Attitudes towards Older People Scale (KOPS) was used to measure data. The statistical program SPSS, version 22 was used to perform the data analysis.

Results: The mean age of the participated health workers was 37.59 ± 4.48, about 85% were married and 76% were diploma holders. The average score of attitude was 150.60 ±15.31. About 15% of rural community health workers had negative attitude towards older adults. No significant relationships were observed between age, gender, marital status, work experience and educational status with attitudes toward aging.

Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that rural community health workers do not have strong positive attitude towards the elderly. Therefore, it is imperative to develop efforts to improve positive attitudes of rural community health workers towards older adults and aging process.

Cite this article as:

Harsini Bakhtiari Somayeh, Momtaz Abolfathi Yadollah*, Delbari Ahmad and Sahaf Robab, The Attitudes of Rural Community Health Workers Towards Older Adults in Kermanshah, Iran, Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials 2017; 12 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574887112666170127113209

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574887112666170127113209	Print ISSN 1574-8871
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1876-1038